Fragment
12th century-14th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, cobalt blue and lustre pigments lines along the edges, inscription in lustre pigment on a white ground running along the centre.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, Kashan, Iran, early 14th century, probably from the Shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad, Natanz |
| Physical description | Middle East, Ceramic, Tile; part of an inscriptional border from a mihrab, cobalt blue and lustre pigments lines along the edges, inscription in lustre pigment on a white ground running along the centre. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Part of Qur'an sura 36, verse 47 |
| Object history | Probably from the Shrine of Shaykh Abd al-Samad at Natanz |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 71B-1885 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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